Since independence Kenyans have dreamt of a technological Valhalla land equalling, if not better than, the best in the world. But chief among them is the singular lack of a unified national vision and a recurrent malaise of misplaced priorities. Each political regime wants to impose some fangled education system by which it hopes to be remembered in posterity. The Second University, dubbed so by the McKay Commission and now called Moi University was supposed to be a technology-only university. Even Ivy-League style private universities with excellent facilities, top-notch professors, and some of the best teacher-student ratios on the continent have given STEM a wide berth.

Source: Standard Digital May 10, 2017 05:15 UTC